Seahawks honored by President Obama at White House

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On Wednesday, the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks visited the White House, where they were honored by President Barack Obama after their 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2.

President Obama took the opportunity to tease the Hawks about their particularly vocal nature — especially cornerback Richard Sherman — while also expressing disappointment that running back Marshawn Lynch didn’t attend the ceremony, saying he would have liked to take tips from “Beast Mode” on how to deal with the media.

The president also took the opportunity to kid GM John Schneider about his shirtless championship belt photo — remember that? — and called the fan noise created at CenturyLink Field “kind of cheating.”

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll spoke after the president, reminding him that the “Legion of Boom” was just a phone call away in case they were needed for any special operations.

Instead of presenting him with a customary jersey, the Hawks gave President Obama a large 12th Man flag, which he posed with for photos following his remarks.

Check out some of the Seahawks’ social media posts prior to the event here.